Symptoms of warped discs ?

[muddyboots]

I have a feeling the discs on my Passat have warped, but wonder if it could be a knackered suspension bush or joint.

Symptoms:
1) Braking from high speed - noticeable judder through steering wheel
2) Braking gently to a halt - car feels like it's on oval wheels, feels like my head is nodding backwards and forwards as it comes to a stop !

It had news discs and pads 2 or 3 months ago, it had standard Brembo discs (ie not drilled or grooved) and pads from GSF, think the pads were Jurid...not sure.

But also I have noticed recently that the inner tyres are wearing, I have a feeling one of the many suspension arm bushes may have gone, so wondered if that could be contributing to the juddering/wobbling.

Also get a steering wheel wobble at high speed, guess that's probably due to the almost worn-out tyres being out of balance, but that could be made worse if there was a worn joint/bush somewhere....

 

[DPJ]

You mention its on oval wheels when braking gently - does it feel the same when you set off gently?

 

[muddyboots]

Not that I've noticed, guess it's pointing to warped discs then.

 

[flashbsd]

yeah youve got it, warped discs will bite at different points around the disc, thus makign it feel like you have oval wheels!

Judder udner hard braking ferom high speed, not low speed is mroe than likely warped discs also.

 

[DPJ]

Not that I've noticed, guess it's pointing to warped discs then.

No, I'd still suspect a bush or a joint.......

 

[cheshire cat]

It had news discs and pads 2 or 3 months ago, it had standard Brembo discs (ie not drilled or grooved) and pads from GSF, think the pads were Jurid...not sure.

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were they checked for runout

 

[charlietruman]

I have a feeling the discs on my Passat have warped, but wonder if it could be a knackered suspension bush or joint.

Symptoms:
1) Braking from high speed - noticeable judder through steering wheel
2) Braking gently to a halt - car feels like it's on oval wheels, feels like my head is nodding backwards and forwards as it comes to a stop !

It had news discs and pads 2 or 3 months ago, it had standard Brembo discs (ie not drilled or grooved) and pads from GSF, think the pads were Jurid...not sure.

But also I have noticed recently that the inner tyres are wearing, I have a feeling one of the many suspension arm bushes may have gone, so wondered if that could be contributing to the juddering/wobbling.

Also get a steering wheel wobble at high speed, guess that's probably due to the almost worn-out tyres being out of balance, but that could be made worse if there was a worn joint/bush somewhere....

I had the same as this with my tarox g88's just got them skimmed for £30 or so, no problems now. i suppose it depends how severely warped they are?

 

[Niall]

The ususal passat bush problem me thinks.

 

[muddyboots]

Are all the symptoms I describe normal with a failing bush ?